Vincy Premier T10 League 2020 Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming
Vincy Premier T10 League 2020 is the inaugural season of the VPL, a six-team tournament, which will be played from May 22 to 31 at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex in St Vincent. The matches will have a 10-over-a-side format with a time duration of 90 minutes. For the first time since March, competitive cricket involving international players of a Full Member team is set to return after a long break due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The Vincy Premier League (VPL), a franchise-based T10 tournament, is scheduled to start from May 22 in the eastern Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Vincy Premier T10 League 2020 (VPL) features 30 matches, which will be streamed live, with three games scheduled per day. A total of 72 players were chosen by the six franchises via a draft held on May 11. The VPL will be hosted by St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association (SVGA), whose president, Kishore Shallow, is also the vice-president at Cricket West Indies (CWI). The Vincy Premier T10 League 2020 (VPL) will also become the first competition where the players will not be permitted to use saliva on the ball, a concept that the ICC and medical experts at various cricket boards have been talking. The tournament is set to be open for fans as there are no restrictions forced by the government in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Full Schedule
Date: May 22, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 1st T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 22, 2020
Match: Botanic Gardens Rangers vs La Soufriere Hikers, 2nd T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 22, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 3rd T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 23, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs La Soufriere Hikers, 4th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 23, 2020
Match: Fort Charlotte Strikers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 5th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 23, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Botanic Gardens Rangers, 6th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 24, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs Botanic Gardens Rangers, 7th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 24, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 8th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 24, 2020
Match: La Soufriere Hikers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 9th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 25, 2020
Match: Salt Pond Breakers vs Botanic Gardens Rangers, 10th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 25, 2020
Match: La Soufriere Hikers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 11th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 25, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Dark View Explorers, 12th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 26, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs La Soufriere Hikers, 13th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 26, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 14th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 26, 2020
Match: Botanic Gardens Rangers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 15th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 27, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 16th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 27, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs Botanic Gardens Rangers, 17th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 27, 2020
Match: La Soufriere Hikers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 18th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 28, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 19th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 28, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 20th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 28, 2020
Match: La Soufriere Hikers vs Botanic Gardens Rangers, 21st T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 29, 2020
Match: La Soufriere Hikers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 22nd T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 29, 2020
Match: Grenadines Divers vs Botanic Gardens Rangers, 23rd T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 02:30 PM GMT, 08:00 PM IST
Date: May 29, 2020
Match: Dark View Explorers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 24th T10
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 04:30 PM GMT, 10:00 PM IST
Date: May 30, 2020
Match: Team 1 vs Team 4, 1st Semi-Final
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 30, 2020
Match: Team 2 vs Team 3, 1st Semi-Final
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 03:00 PM GMT, 08:30 PM IST
Date: May 31, 2020
Match: Loser Team of SF1 vs Loser Team of SF 2, 3rd Place Play-off
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 12:30 PM GMT, 06:00 PM IST
Date: May 31, 2020
Match: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF 2, Final
Venue: Arnos Vale Stadium, St. Vincent
Time: 03:00 PM GMT, 08:30 PM IST
Botanic Gardens Rangers Squad: Kesrick Williams, Hyron Shallow, Romel Currency, Kenneth Dember, Romario Bibby, Atticus Browne, Oziko Williams, Kimali Williams, Kevin Abraham, Nigel Small, Casnel Morris, Joey Welcome, Ray Charles
Grenadines Divers Squad: Obed McCoy, Asif Hooper, Shem Browne, Anson Latchman, Tijorn Pope, Romano Pierre, Wayne Harper, Geron Wyllie, Razine Browne, Richie Richards, Shammick Roberts, Braxie Browne, Alex Samuel
Salt Pond Breakers Squad: Sunil Ambris, Delorn Johnson, Rickford Walker, Donwell Hector, Jeremy Layne, Javid Harry, Benniton Stapleton, Kadir Nedd, Seon Sween, Wesrick Strough, Kevin Peters, Christroy John, Urnel Thomas
La Soufriere Hikers Squad: Desron Maloney, Dean Browne, Dillon Douglas, Othneil Lewis, Salvan Browne, Rayan Williams, Rawdon Bentick, Casmus Hackshaw, Kenson Dalzell, Jeremy Haywood, Tilron Harry, Kimson Dalzell, Camano Cain
Dark View Explorers Squad: Lindon James, Deron Greaves, Andrew Thomas, Darius Martin, Shammon Hooper, Davian Barnum, Sealron Williaams, Kensley Joseph, Cody Horne, Kemron Strough, Ojay Matthews, Javod Williams, Denson Hoyte
Fort Charlotte Strikers Squad: Keron Cottoy, Gidron Pope, Ray Jordan, Ronald Scott, Rasheed Frederick, Kirton Lavia, Jahiel Walters, Sealroy Williams, Olanzo Bellingy, Chelson Stowe, Kenroy Williams, Sylvan Spencer, Renrick Williams
Kishore Shallow said the VPL was put together in the last two weeks after he was approached by Dream 11, an India-based sports technology company. He then informed Cricket West Indies (CWI) and sent in a formal request via the Windward Island Cricket Association, asking for the VPL to be sanctioned. Shallow said he had spoken to both CWI chief executive Johnny Grave and CWI cricket operations manager Roland Holder about the VIPL.
Kishore Shallow said: We have formally written to CWI. And I expect to get a positive response from them soon, there were a total of 18 positive cases of Covid-19 in St Vincent and the Grenadines as of Wednesday, of which 10 had successfully recovered. Keeping in mind the risk posed by the pandemic. The tournament had the “endorsement” from the local government and the ministry of health. The players would not be “exposed to the public” and all necessary precautions as advised by the government would be ensured including having additional short breaks at various points during the match where players would be asked to use hand sanitizers. No player would be allowed to use any saliva on the ball, Of course, we will be having different dedicated, assigned spaces around the player’s pavilion for teams so that they are not necessarily crowded together. All teams would have their own space where they could practice physical distancing. There were no “formal limitations in terms of social gatherings” imposed by the local government the organizers had decided to not play behind closed doors, a mandatory policy issued by several other countries around the globe to sporting organizations. What we have been doing is managing the risk. So what we plan to do during the tournament is to ask spectators to practice social and physical distancing. So they will be sitting at least a few seats apart. And because of the time the matches are taking place, we do not anticipate a massive crowd at the matches. All the league matches would start at an “unusual time”, 8.30 am local time, and go on until 2 pm only to “capture” the Indian audience where Dream 11 has its wide user base. We came up with this T10 franchise format because of the absence of sports content at this point, and thought that this brand of cricket would be enticing to cricket fans across the globe in a short duration,” Shallow said at the launch of the draft on May 11. The SVGA would be “sensitizing” players about the anti-corruption program too. We will make sure our players continue to observe and conform to the anti-corruption code.
